April 18th, 2016

Featured Stories

Time is Running Out to Save on the Cost of Foxfire!

Veterans Honored with Monument

Eagle Service Project

2015 Top Ten Explorer Councils

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Child Abuse Prevention Month

Greetings Scouters,

Since 1983, April has been National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  This is a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.  Scouting is deeply invested in that effort.  During the month of April and throughout the year, communities are encouraged to share child abuse and neglect prevention awareness strategies and activities and promote prevention across the country.  For Scouting, doing our part means remembering our responsibilities towards our youth.

Briefly, all Scouters must complete Youth Protection Training to be registered, and we are expected to keep our training current.  Leaders, encourage all of your scouting parents to take Youth Protection Training – They don’t need to be registered leaders.  This ensures everyone is on the same page in protecting our youth and our adults.  Reinforce two deep leadership, do not meet or digitally communicate one-on-one with youth privately, monitor your youth leaders, use the buddy system, respect youth privacy, don’t allow discipline that isn’t constructive or reflective of Scouting’s values, bullying, secret organizations, or hazing.

Remember that all adult leaders and youth members are responsible for acting in accordance with the scout oath and law.  If you become aware of a harmful situation – Act, stop the policy violation or abuse, protect the youth, separate the involved parties, summon assistance via 911 or other leaders, notify the parents, and notify the appropriate Scouting professional.

For more detailed information regarding Scouting’s barriers to abuse policies and mandatory reporting responsibilities go online to the following links;

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/NationalMeeting/2015/resources/Scoutings_Barriers_to_Abuse.pdf and

http://www.scouting.org/BSAYouthProtection/Policies_and_Training/Barriers_To_Abuse_Within_Scouting.aspx

Yours in Scouting, Joseph Cleary, Council Youth Protection Champion

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2017 National Jamboree

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Youth Protection Webpage

A great resource to help protect our young people! http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx

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American Red Cross CPR/AED/SFA Adult & Pediatric First Aid Course

If you are interested and can make it on Saturday, April  23 - we plan to conduct a class for American Red Cross (ARC) Certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Rescuscitation (CPR) ; Automatic External Defibrillator (AED); and Standard First Aid (SFA) covering both the pediatric (infant/child) and adult. Bonus - also certification also for Anaphylaxis / Epinephrine Auto Injector.

If you can make it and are interested... email me jbrooksj@cox.net ASAP with your name, phone number, unit and class date you with to register.  Plan is from about 8:00 AM  to 5 PM. Cost is $60 without book for registered Scouts/Scouters (hard copy book is $10 more) . If you are planning to take Wilderness & Remote First Aid, CPR certification is required as a prerequisite.

Class will be in San Clemente and location will be sent out to those registered. Please pay attention to your email if you sign up for further details.

To register, contact me by email and tell me what course you are registering for, your phone number and your unit identification and number (i.e. Troop 10) .

All courses are dependent on sufficient enrollment and class size is limited per ARC requirements and equipment limitations so sign up ASAP.

High Desert Boy Scout Night

Friday May 6th, 2016 - Re-Game Parade starts at 6:00pm, gates will open at 5:30pm

HD Mavericks vs. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

$12 overnight scouts and registered adults. Registration deadline is April 22nd, 2016. More Info and Registration Form CLICK HERE or call Eric Smith to place an order 760-983-4558 esmith@HDMAVS.com

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American Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid Course

On the weekend of May 14 -15, 2016 ( from 0700-1830 on Saturday and 12:30 to 18:30 on Sunday) I am planning to offer the American Red Cross (ARC) Wilderness and Remote First Aid  (WRFA) course in San Clemente. WRFA program is based on the BSA Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines with enhanced content to meet OSHA's best practices for Workplace First Aid Programs. Participants must be 14 years of age and have current CPR certification from either ARC or AHA (see below for a CPR course I have scheduled prior to this WRFA course). Please be advised that the course will conform to the ARC requirements.

The class is a 16 hour course so both Saturday and Sunday attendance is required. If you would like to take this course, please sign-up with me by an email response jbrooksj@cox.net providing me with your name, course, phone number, unit and course date. I will also have a waiting list made, if necessary. The cost will be $90 for registered Scouts/Scouters. The fee is to cover ARC participant fees, the cost of materials, books, supplies, lunch and snacks. Interested scouts/adults who wish to take the course are encouraged to sign-up as soon as possible as the class is limited per ARC rules. I will also be providing participants with some additional first aid materials and supplies I think this will be helpful in addition to the WRFA required material. Please sign up ASAP. Further details will be sent later to those who enroll. Certification is valid for a two year period.

Very briefly the class objectives are to cover: identification of delayed help emergency situations; identify causes and prevention of injuries in wilderness areas; learn proper preparation for journeys into the backcountry; learn emergency actions steps for first aid response when EMS is not readily available; basic and some more advanced first aid technics; learn how to respond to an emotionally upset victim; learn short distance transfer and evacuation technics; and, experience providing wilderness first aid through the means of scenarios and simulated rescues that test knowledge and skills.

2016 Boy Scout Night

Inland Empire 66ers vs. Modesto Nuts

Friday, May 20th, 2016 - Game starts at 7:05pm

Pregame Scout Parade begins at 6:30pm. Camp out on the field after the game! Join us for a special night dedicated to all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts, their family and friends. * promotions subject to change*

SPECIAL CAMPER TICKET PACKAGE INCLUDES:

- Reserved seat for the game - Pregame Scout Parade - Voucher for a hot dog and soda
- Ice cream snack during movie - Movie on video board - Overnight campout on the field
- Light breakfast Saturday morning - Official 66ers Scout Patch

Final Ticket orders due Friday, May 13th, 2016. CLICK HERE for Order Form

*Portion of each ticket sale goes back to the Boy Scouts of America- California Inland Empire Council *

National Trails Day

The CIEC Outdoor Ethics Committee and Cahuilla Lodge Order of the Arrow together are again promoting the 2016 American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day.

June 4, 2016 is American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day, the country’s largest celebration of trails. National Trails Day events will take place in every state across the country and will include hikes, biking and horseback rides, paddling trips, birdwatching, geocaching, gear demonstrations, stewardship projects and more. America’s 200,000 miles of trails allow us access to the natural world for recreation, education, exploration, solitude, inspiration, and much more. Trails give us a means to support good physical and mental health; they provide us with a chance to breathe fresh air, get our hearts pumping, and escape from our stresses.

If your unit has a conflict with the first Saturday in June, plan your National Trails Day® event for a day or weekend that works best for you.

For more information or question about CIEC Scouting activities for National Trails Day please contact:

Sherrie Reynolds bsa.sreynolds@gmail.com or Hayden Martois 1stvice@snakepower.org

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Time is Running Out to Save on the Cost of Foxfire!

Foxfire Advanced Youth Leadership Training is 8-days and 7-nights of high intensity leadership training couched in a Fur Trade Era Rendezvous theme. Learn the skills of our early American pioneers; forge a tomahawk; make a striker and start a fire using it; face unique challenges, and overcome them. The course is limited to only 42 participants; we have just a few spots left. A $50.00 deposit will hold your space. To qualify you must:

• Be at least 14 years of age by day one of the course
• Be at least of Star Scout Rank (Venturing ILSC or ILSS)
• Have completed NYLT (or NLS for Order of the Arrow)
• Have adult unit leader’s recommendation.

The course runs from Saturday, June 11th through Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at Camp Emerson (Boseker Scout Reservation) in Idyllwild, CA.
 
Interested individuals will be able to take advantage of the Early Bird Special ($ 310.00) by registering with the Council by Orientation Night, Wednesday, May 4th.  Don’t wait! Space is limited, take advantage of the special pricing and sign up now!
 
www.ciec-bsa.org/training/youth/foxfire for more information.
 

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National Youth Leadership Training

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting, action-packed six-day council-level program designed to provide Boy Scouts and Venturers who are 13 years and older with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

This year the CIEC is offering two courses at Camp Emerson; Week 1 will be held June 13-18, Week 2 will be held August 1-6, 2016. The fee is $295 if registered before May 7th for week 1 or June 17th for Week 2, this covers course materials, food and camp fees. Please share this information with the leaders and youth in your units.  We are looking for our future leaders in every District of this great Council. Check out the course’s website at www.NYLT-CIEC.com for the latest information and downloadable forms and applications.

Eric Herchenroeder, NYLT Course Director Week 2

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Veterans Honored with Monument

By Heidi From, Reporter Mountain News

The ability to raise funds for a nonprofit project is uncommon. The ability to design, promote, manage and construct a monument is extraordinarily rare. Liam Gavigan of Lake Arrowhead, who officially became an Eagle Scout on March 22, raised nearly $23,000 and constructed a veterans monument dedicated to the five branches of the military service. The monument is Gavigan’s Boy Scout Troop 89 Eagle Scout project.

Honoring the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy are flags and granite benches engraved with the service emblem for each branch. In the center are the United States, California and POW/MIA flags. A plaque commemorates veterans past, present and future.

The flags and benches are arranged around and upon a concrete slab in the shape of a pentagon. The finished monument far exceeds any expectations based upon the initial design and model. Dedication of the monument is planned for Veterans Day on Nov. 11.

The monument stands proudly at the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust (SBMLT) wildland nature preserve, Eagle Ridge. Also known as Arrowhead Ridge, the preserve is located at 352 Grass Valley Road in Lake Arrowhead. Read More.....

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Membership Promotion

Kudos to Mt. Rubidoux and Tahquitz Districts for promoting Scouting at the March ARB Airshow this past weekend.

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Eagle Service Project

A.J. Giliberto of Troop 2000 unveiled his Eagle Service Project to an eagerly awaiting crowd at Sacred Heart Church last Sunday. His project was a memorial for the 14 shooting victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack late last year. He overcame many obstacles in order to complete the project prior to his 18th birthday, but with strong determination and a unwavering faith in God he succeeded. At the unveiling were many members of the victim’s families and 4 local government officials. A.J. was able to bring a community together and help heal some wounds through this very impressive project. We are all very proud of you.

Eric Herchenroeder, Scoutmaster Troop 2000

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Memorial & Tribute Gifts

Your gift to the Memorial and Tribute Fund is a way for you to recognize a special occasion and/or person. It can be a job promotion, presentation of the Eagle Scout Award or the Adult Volunteer Leader Scouting Awards, a birthday or anniversary, a Bar Mitzvah or Confirmation, or to honor the memory of a friend or family member.

Upon receipt of your gift, you will receive an acknowledgement card for tax purposes. The person or family receives a card in your name from the California Inland Empire Council, BSA with no amount mentioned. In addition the memorial or tribute will appear as part of the Monday Memo on the council’s website.

To make a contribution to the California Inland Empire Council Memorial and Tribute Fund, fill out the gift form, and mail the form to California Inland Empire Council, BSA, PO BOX 8910, Redlands, CA 92375-2110. If you have any questions you may contact Joe Daniszewski, Scout Executive at 909-793-2463 ext. 120 or e-mail: joseph.daniszewski@scouting.org. Click Here for Tribute Form

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Memorial Service for Chris Archibeque

ANNOUNCEMENT: a memorial service will be held for Chris on Friday May 13 at 11 am. It will be held at St. Vincent's church, 27931 Murrieta Dr., Menifee Ca 92586. For anyone who can make it on lucky Friday the 13th!

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. We all appreciate your support!

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2015 Top Ten Explorer Councils

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P.R.A.Y. 1st Quarter 2016 Youth Award Recipients

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Camp Wiley Availability

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Camp Emerson Availability

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Thoughts from the Scout Executive:

Positive Quote & Prayer
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"Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God."

    ~  Ronald Reagan

Be still, and know that I am God.

I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalms 46:10

Joe Daniszewski
Scout Executive/CEO
California Inland Empire Council

California Inland Empire Council, BSA
PO Box 8910
1230 Indiana Court
Redlands, CA 92374
909.793.2463, Ext. 120
877.732.1450 FREE
909.793.0306 Fax

Monday Memo is from Scout Executive Joe Daniszewski and contains his reflection on what is happening within the Council. The purpose of Monday Memo is to communicate information about the week ahead, to acknowledge the good things happening around the Council and to address specific issues that the Scout Executive wants to bring to your attention. Joe welcomes any comments, suggestions or recommendations on how to make this memo as helpful as possible. If you have something you want publicized in the Monday Memo, please send it to his attention c/o Monday Memo: Joseph.Daniszewski@scouting.org for Monday Memo Archives Click Here